Godzilla Toy of the Day

In celebration of the newly released "Godzilla Criterion Collection" DVD/Blu-Ray, I decided to dedicate this "Toy of the Day" column to the original Godzilla monster design.

Created by famous toymaker Bandai, the Japanese 6" Vinyl Figure Final Wars 1954 Godzilla is a beautiful recreation of the monster design used for the film.

Standing at a proud 6 inches tall, it captures all of the finest details from the movie.

From the reduced spikes on his spine, to the charcoal-texture body, to the tiny teeth protruding from his mouth, everything is here.

Even the way Godzilla's eyes curiously branched outward was replicated by Bandai, which goes to show what level of work was applied by the toy sculpture.

It's like they literally took him out of a film cell and captured him as a toy.

If you're a Godzilla fan then this is definitely a toy for you.

If you know any Godzilla fan out there and are about to get them the newly released Criterion video, this is the perfect add-on too.

****Interesting side-note: it's neat that the color of the body resembles a charcoal gray, with the chest and knees looking lighter in color. With the film (and all publicity photos) shot only in black-and-white, I wonder what the original color from the suit was****